Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-11
A PACKER or PORK,

Y. ID. Armeur's Trip Over tho Chicago
milwaukee 81 st. Paul Lines.
Chicago Tribune, Nov. 8-The Armour
party returned yesterday from a 1900
mile trip over the St. Paul system, last.
ing one week. The party comprised
Messrs, Philip ID Armour and Roswell
Miller, Chicago; and from New York
A. Van Sanford, q new director of the
st. Paul, and president Of the North
river steamboat company, Mr.. I'll. ID. Ar
monr, Peter Geddes. representative of
George Smith IL Co., London, holders of
$50 DOC, 600 in American railway secnri.
ties, D Frank Bond, vice president OF
the ST. Paul road. Mr.. Philip ID. Ar
mourfwas seen ct his residence, No. 21l5
Prairie avenue.
How did you enjoy the trip?" was
asked.
Never had such an enjoyable week in
my life," said he smiling. you dyspep-
tic fellows ought to get out in the conn
try once in q while and get well. hates
are cheap o the St. Paul now, and
the road just naturally penetrates the
heelthiess sectlon of the globe"
Ibid you inspect the entire svstem ?"
Hardy. We have 5000 miles of
rails and passed over about 1900, visit
ing the most important points"
"For instance?"
"Well. ST. Paul, Sioux City. Omaha
land Kansas City"
"Then You went over the new Kansas
City branch?"
Yes; ours was the first train to pass
over that property, spd | should remark
that il is o good one. Ii is IN no . lse a
new country. We found the entire line
ready for ne, with 9 big volume of bnsl.
ness. / don't remember a similar in
stance. Usually . new line has TO build
up its territory, but this was ripe for the
harveas long before we got ready. We
shall open traffic immediately, giving
Chicago and Milwaukee o straight line
connection with Kansas City,"
"What about the rumor that you are
about to build a big paoking.house on
an island at st. Paul?D
"phere is nothing In ii. There is nc
packing 60 be done 10 ST. Paul. That
city is no where in a stock county,
aIt is said that you will build at Du-
lluth.n
"We have never contemplated it. VIZ
do think of an extension to Duluth, but ii
will not pay. We get more out of the
traffia coming this way than we could by
divertinG il i n that direction. However,
Duluth is becoming an important city,
Glow do you like Sioux City Z.
aSioux City is the center OF 8 grea!
corn country, and is growing immensely
1t is one OF the most promising cities IN
the northwest. No, i don't know as w
shall put mp q packing house thers-nol
right away. anyhow"
"What about Omaha?"
sour packing house is just completed
there. u is o 80 big IS the house here
the business wouldn't warrant it. Oh
course Omaha will naturally take mucf
OF Che hog-packing."
What observations have You on you
trip in g~ensrsl?"
uI never imagined such q marvellous
growth possible as now in progress il
the west. Ifeel that one must 90 ovel
pace with 1t. You know / went over tn,
y. Paul last spring. Well, sir, I Civ
you my word, the country had grown
80 l didn't recognize it. This has beef
called 6 poor cosn year but corn is 2,
per cent better as o crop than formerly
Oar road q n through o vast corn coun
SA3sHLh " BabGtc NC Oabaa thlhl ~
to 80 per vent of whst is called q fnl
crop. The amount of building aicnl
the lines is simply vast. The conntr.
is being settled with inconceivabl.
rapidity. Towns and cities are boom
sng.n
Evidently you are not 9 bear on 81
Paul stock"
mo, sir. I expect TO live to ses th,
day when the securities of the ST. Pau
road will be double their present valu,
for [ have always had faith in St. Pan
stock. Now the matter is beyond faith
tits al assured fact The road has ii
roots, ia 9 vast territory With q ten foo
SOIL sita 8 carrying trade daily devel
oping beyond all expectations"
lyon did not observe any signs of
panln thsa2'
"a paniei Thera is M 9nch shius
rcseialJsin .he west Il fopad every
'a4ang basy. 1 shink in my position